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Because not everyone thinks critically about everything. lord-of-shadow Send a noteboard - 24/09/2010 02:53:33 AM
How do you feel about politically fictional emails? And the people who read them and forward them w/o bothering to check facts?

I just snopesed someone, and reply alled to the twenty people he had on the list with me. It always makes me feel extremely snobby, but seriously, we don't need ignorance traveling at light speed.

Do you simply delete?

Delete and block the sender?

Make some witty retort?

Snopes them?

Other options?


Which is to say that in cases like this rudeness is often in the eye(s) of the beholder, and they're more likely to see rudeness if you're pointing out that what they think is true is crap. I kind of feel like for the most part people know they can find out if something is real or not if they really want to, and if they don't want to it's because they've already decided what they want to believe.

But how I respond in this particular situation depends on the mood I'm in and who sent it. I have done that a few times on some egregiously false things (snopesed them and replied to all) but most of the time I just reply with the "that's not true, look here" to only the person who sent it, because damnit, some things are true and some things are not and it's important to recognize the difference. But when I'm feeling more hopeless about it all I just delete it and/or laugh about it with my hubby.
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I'm trying to decide how rude I've just been. nossy - 23/09/2010 04:37:13 PM 1014 Views
That's not rude. Lici - 23/09/2010 04:40:52 PM 760 Views
Re: That's not rude. nossy - 23/09/2010 04:44:08 PM 709 Views
Snopes is best SilverWarder - 23/09/2010 04:42:30 PM 776 Views
<3 snopes nossy - 23/09/2010 04:48:41 PM 698 Views
That's true SilverWarder - 23/09/2010 05:17:02 PM 718 Views
xkcd is appropriate here moondog - 24/09/2010 01:21:59 AM 696 Views
I don't receive political emails. Macharius - 23/09/2010 04:44:50 PM 740 Views
Re: I don't receive political emails. nossy - 23/09/2010 04:47:19 PM 734 Views
Re: I don't receive political emails. Macharius - 23/09/2010 04:52:55 PM 637 Views
Re: I don't receive political emails. nossy - 23/09/2010 04:54:35 PM 695 Views
Re: I don't receive political emails. Macharius - 23/09/2010 05:05:31 PM 629 Views
It depends Camilla - 23/09/2010 04:53:18 PM 727 Views
I hadn't had coffee. nossy - 23/09/2010 04:55:36 PM 689 Views
Depends a bit on who it was snoopcester - 23/09/2010 05:11:38 PM 697 Views
It's a builder we work with occasionally. nossy - 23/09/2010 08:29:43 PM 746 Views
Or it was builder you worked with occasionally? snoopcester - 23/09/2010 08:40:36 PM 736 Views
Normally I ignore them random thoughts - 23/09/2010 05:16:11 PM 631 Views
Your take is wise. nossy - 23/09/2010 08:30:12 PM 780 Views
I am not old random thoughts - 24/09/2010 02:54:10 PM 944 Views
I don't think it was rude, but I might if I got your e-mail and disagreed with you Sareitha Sedai - 23/09/2010 05:17:36 PM 748 Views
How can you "disagree" if it is a factual error? Camilla - 23/09/2010 06:48:34 PM 799 Views
Really? Sareitha Sedai - 23/09/2010 06:49:41 PM 839 Views
lol *NM* random thoughts - 23/09/2010 06:52:32 PM 393 Views
Because not everyone thinks critically about everything. lord-of-shadow - 24/09/2010 02:53:33 AM 841 Views
This is exactly why I said I wasn't sure. nossy - 23/09/2010 08:33:02 PM 774 Views
God you're old! Who gets emails anymore? *NM* Brian - 23/09/2010 05:27:51 PM 390 Views
What are you crazy kids gettin' these days? *NM* ironclad - 23/09/2010 07:35:28 PM 384 Views
Eh, like, everybody? nossy - 23/09/2010 08:33:43 PM 819 Views
Well, you are a Yankee. So there's no telling what the limits of your rudeness could be. *NM* LiterateDog - 23/09/2010 05:29:34 PM 346 Views
Hmpf. Indiana rocks. nossy - 23/09/2010 08:34:15 PM 638 Views
You're so mean. Tigr - 23/09/2010 06:36:55 PM 772 Views
I know. nossy - 23/09/2010 08:34:45 PM 864 Views
Re: You're so mean. TaskmasterJack - 23/09/2010 10:49:16 PM 636 Views
It's not rude. It's helpful. Rebekah - 23/09/2010 07:04:51 PM 742 Views
+1 *NM* globug0822 - 23/09/2010 07:39:28 PM 297 Views
I did not send it to my mother. She would have received it well (been there, done that). nossy - 23/09/2010 08:35:35 PM 793 Views
Honestly, I don't get these kinds of e-mails very often BlackAdder - 23/09/2010 08:38:57 PM 905 Views
I usually just delete them Wulf`gar - 23/09/2010 09:06:42 PM 636 Views
I always ignore mass forwards of dubious believability. TaskmasterJack - 23/09/2010 10:50:33 PM 803 Views
I do that with EVERY email forward of that type. Mats Gambling Buddy - 23/09/2010 11:20:12 PM 767 Views
I <3 you. *NM* Tashmere - 23/09/2010 11:54:52 PM 378 Views
Ah shucks! *NM* Mats Gambling Buddy - 24/09/2010 11:11:01 PM 386 Views
That isn't rude. That is moral. You did the right thing. He was rude for spreading lies. Tashmere - 23/09/2010 11:43:31 PM 738 Views
I've gotten people to take down Facebook notes replicating such emails by posting Snopes links. Dreaded Anomaly - 24/09/2010 12:28:37 AM 775 Views
I don't think it was rude. Kel - 24/09/2010 03:43:38 AM 677 Views
The only political e-mails I get, are from my dad, I delete them. *NM* StarrBecca - 24/09/2010 12:31:50 PM 405 Views
My sister once sent me an email like that Birdeye - 25/09/2010 07:49:39 AM 717 Views
I've only done that once; I mostly find them amusing, but that one was too much. (beat.) - 26/09/2010 08:49:05 AM 715 Views
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